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Monday, 20 August 2012

Milder Shampoo Recipe

Shampoos are a necessary evil.
They are necessary because they keep the hair clean and evil because they may
strip the hair of all of its natural oils (i.e. the sulfate variety).

There are basically two kinds of shampoo
those with sulfates (which are harsh detergent cleansers which clarify the
hair, strip it and rid it of product build up) and those without. Some people
believe that one should use a sulfate shampoo at least once a month to clarify
the hair; clarifying gives you a clean slate to work on. However not all sulfates
are created equally the laureth sulfates are not as harsh as the lauryl sulfates.
Ammonium lauryl sulfate and ammonium laureth sulfate are the harshest variety
followed by sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate which are less
harsh. Therefore the least stripping sulfate shampoo will contain sodium
laureth sulfate which is what I tend to use because it gives my hair the best
results. If you find that your hair loves sulfate shampoos, please stick to
what works for you. I however find that when I use the harsher varieties my hair
becomes one huge tangled mess.

Non- sulfate shampoos are more difficult to find in Nigeria. Therefore I came up with this recipe to help me to reduce
the harshness of my sodium laureth sulfate shampoo. I now find that I actually
prefer this milder shampoo recipe to my non-sulfate shampoo because it leaves
my hair soft, clean, detangled and my hair feels lovely to the touch.

Recipe No. 2

Utensils

Small bowl/small bottle/small
spray bottle

A tablespoon

A teaspoon

Ingredients

3 tablespoons of a shampoo of
your choice

1 tablespoon of distilled
water

A quarter of a teaspoon of Wura’s Secret Hair Growth Oil

A quarter of a teaspoon of
Olive Oil (Please note that you can substitute these oils with others such as
sweet almond oil, grape seed oil)

A drop of tea tree oil
(Optional) (to soothe the scalp)

Procedure

Add all your ingredients in a
bowl/bottle/spray bottle and mix thoroughly.

Please let me know how this
works for you, hopefully you love it as much as I do.

TONKABELLE,XOXO

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